Wow, you got warning? I got, “can you come to my office?” “We’re reorganizing and you’re part of it. Thanks for a great 18 years. Your health care ends at 5 today. Sign this here 12 month non-compete agreement and we’ll send you a severance check.”
“Oh and do you have any company owned equipment at home?”
“Yea, I have a ladder and an air compressor. I was supposed to be off today to re-roof my garage but since it was raining, I came in to get fired instead. Can I keep it another few days”?
I ended up finding another job in the same field, 600 miles away. Lawyers from both companies hashed out the non-compete for three months then the original company kicked me loose.
In reality, except for the pain of moving away from family, it was a pretty good deal. Financially it was a good year. I got five months severance and we spent about nothing during that time. We lost a ton on the house. The new job included a relocation package so the move was painless. I’d like to get back to the Midwest. If we do, we might just get rid of 80% of our stuff and start over.
Wow! Does that sound familiar. Praying for all those going thru that grinder now.
What’s a “non-compete agreement?”